anti-war

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    People Don’t Want Wars—Nations Want War, and Billionaires Get Richer

    ByJustin Jest

    People don’t want wars. Nations want war—at least, that’s the vibe when the civic script switches from “we just want peace” to “don’t worry, it’s not your bill.” The bill, though? Blood shed, trauma, $ debt, and higher prices—filed under “profits not people,” like your body is just another line item they can charge interest on.

    And somehow the system still acts shocked that people don’t benefit from war. Ever. Peace is the front-desk smile; war is the backend auto-pay. Defense contracts profits soar, war profits record high, and the whole time billionaires get richer—while ordinary folks get the refund policy written in rubble.

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    People Don’t Want Wars—But Billionaires and Connected Families Cash In

    ByJustin Jest

    I’m running on caffeine and outrage, and the war machine still finds a way to itemize my doom: PEOPLE DON’T WANT WARS. ANOTHER DEAL. ANOTHER BILLION. At the pump it’s GAS PRICE—REGULAR 4.99, PLUS 5.49, PREMIUM 5.99—then the GROCERY BILL shows up like TOO MUCH! MILK $6.29, BREAD $3.49, EGGS $4.19, CHICKEN $9.79, COFFEE $6.99, CEREAL $5.49, TOTAL $36.24. Cool. Paid for by regular people. Obviously.

    Meanwhile, DEFENSE CONTRACTS are practicing victory laps on $TRILLIONS IN TAXPAYER DOLLARS—BIG DEALS. BIGGER PROFITS.—Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Raytheon Technologies. The only thing “classy” about war is how fast it invoices the public, then writes PAID FOR BY YOU / PROFITED BY THEM.

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